KIOX-FM (96.1
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
Edna, Texas
Edna is a city and the county seat of Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,499 at the 2010 census and 5,987 at the 2020 census.
Edna is the gateway to Lake Texana, which covers the site of Texana, Texas. Edna has a ...
. The station also serves the
El Campo,
Wharton County, Texas
Wharton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,570. Its county seat is Wharton. The county was named for brothers William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton.
Wharton Count ...
,
Jackson County, Texas
Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 14,988. Its county seat is Edna. The county was created in 1835 as a municipality in Mexico and in 1836 was organized as a county (of the Repub ...
and
Matagorda Country, Texas areas. Since June 2022, it has been owned by David Rowell, through licensee Bay and Beyond Broadcasting, LLC. KIOX-FM airs a Classic Country music format.
History
The 96.1 facility in Edna was applied for and granted in 1996. It received the call sign of KGUL in 1998, prior to its January 1999 launch. The facility was originally owned by Hill Country Radio, and has since been owned by La Grange Broadcasting, Buckalew Media, & Fort Bend Broadcasting. Globecom Media purchased KIOX-FM in January 2014, and then sold the station together with their other station,
KKHA, on to Bay and Beyond Broadcasting in June 2022.
The station was granted the KIOX-FM call sign by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on January 4, 2008, effectively returning the longtime heritage call sign to
El Campo and the rest of
Wharton County where it had resided on 96.9 FM since 1990 and at 1270 AM since 1957.
KIOX-FM maintains local studios in downtown El Campo, at 107 E Monseratte St, El Campo 77437, and has a satellite studio at 3000 Wyatt Ave in Bay City, TX 77414. Both facilities are shared with their two sister stations, KKHA and
KBBB.
References
External links
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Classic country radio stations in the United States
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